WHCA FILES MOTION IN FEDERAL AP CASE

From WHCA President Eugene Daniels

“The WHCA has filed a motion seeking to submit an amicus brief in a case contesting the White House’s viewpoint discrimination of one of our members.

“The brief reiterates our position that the government cannot dictate how news organizations report or penalize journalists for not advancing the government’s preferred language. White House aides and the president have explicitly admitted this is why The Associated Press has been barred from the Oval Office, Air Force One and other events. This situation is, as it has been from the beginning, unacceptable and has already had a chilling effect on journalists who simply want to do their job on behalf of the American people.

From the Brief:

“The government should never interfere with the operation of an independent press, nor should it demand that reporters adopt the government’s messaging, framing, and, indeed, ideological worldview.  Such conduct is wholly at odds with the Constitution and cannot be permitted to persist.”

Read the Full WHCA brief here.